Senior Level Paid Social Specialist Jobs
Senior level paid social specialist jobs put seasoned practitioners in charge of paid social strategy, channel-level budget ownership, and the cross-functional teams or agency partners who execute campaigns at scale. Openings concentrate across Retail, Staffing & Recruiting, and Banking & Financial Services, with Scribd, Stripe, and hims & hers among the employers hiring at this level now.
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Location: Remote
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Hours: 40 hours/week
Duration: December 2026 – May 2027
Pay Rate: Up to $50/hour
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced Paid Social Marketing Manager to lead the planning, execution, and optimization of paid social campaigns for a large consumer-focused organization. This is a hands-on role ideal for a performance marketer who is comfortable working directly within social buying platforms while also serving as a strategic partner to internal business teams. The Paid Social Marketing Manager will oversee campaigns across platforms including Meta, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Reddit, using performance data to optimize campaigns, identify growth opportunities, and improve customer acquisition.
Responsibilities
- Lead paid social campaign planning, development, execution, optimization, and forecasting in partnership with paid social analysts.
- Build, launch, manage, and optimize campaigns across Meta/Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, and other emerging social platforms.
- Monitor campaign performance and optimize against established KPIs, acquisition goals, and business objectives.
- Partner directly with internal business teams on campaign planning, strategy, and ongoing performance reviews.
- Develop testing roadmaps across audiences, creative, platforms, placements, and tactics to identify opportunities for growth.
- Identify opportunities to improve campaign efficiency and automation using tools such as Sprinklr and other marketing technology platforms.
- Collaborate with analytics teams on campaign measurement, tagging, reporting, and performance insights.
- Partner with programmatic, SEM, SEO, and other channel leads to develop integrated cross-channel strategies.
- Manage relationships with external platform and media partners while identifying new channels and innovative opportunities.
- Provide guidance, oversight, and coaching to junior paid social team members.
- Present campaign performance, case studies, learnings, capabilities, and strategic recommendations to internal stakeholders.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of hands-on experience managing and executing paid social campaigns within an agency and/or in-house media environment.
- Strong experience actively working within paid social buying platforms rather than solely overseeing strategy or external agency partners.
- Demonstrated campaign execution experience across multiple platforms, including Meta/Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and/or Reddit.
- Strong understanding of paid social campaign strategy, audience targeting, optimization, testing, measurement, and performance reporting.
- Experience managing large-scale social media programs or brands.
- 2+ years of experience mentoring, coaching, or managing junior team members.
- Strong client service and stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead conversations with business teams.
- Experience collaborating across analytics and other paid media channels such as programmatic and paid search.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant marketing experience will also be considered.
Location: Remote
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Hours: 40 hours/week
Duration: December 2026 – May 2027
Pay Rate: Up to $50/hour
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced Paid Social Marketing Manager to lead the planning, execution, and optimization of paid social campaigns for a large consumer-focused organization. This is a hands-on role ideal for a performance marketer who is comfortable working directly within social buying platforms while also serving as a strategic partner to internal business teams. The Paid Social Marketing Manager will oversee campaigns across platforms including Meta, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Reddit, using performance data to optimize campaigns, identify growth opportunities, and improve customer acquisition.
Responsibilities
- Lead paid social campaign planning, development, execution, optimization, and forecasting in partnership with paid social analysts.
- Build, launch, manage, and optimize campaigns across Meta/Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, and other emerging social platforms.
- Monitor campaign performance and optimize against established KPIs, acquisition goals, and business objectives.
- Partner directly with internal business teams on campaign planning, strategy, and ongoing performance reviews.
- Develop testing roadmaps across audiences, creative, platforms, placements, and tactics to identify opportunities for growth.
- Identify opportunities to improve campaign efficiency and automation using tools such as Sprinklr and other marketing technology platforms.
- Collaborate with analytics teams on campaign measurement, tagging, reporting, and performance insights.
- Partner with programmatic, SEM, SEO, and other channel leads to develop integrated cross-channel strategies.
- Manage relationships with external platform and media partners while identifying new channels and innovative opportunities.
- Provide guidance, oversight, and coaching to junior paid social team members.
- Present campaign performance, case studies, learnings, capabilities, and strategic recommendations to internal stakeholders.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of hands-on experience managing and executing paid social campaigns within an agency and/or in-house media environment.
- Strong experience actively working within paid social buying platforms rather than solely overseeing strategy or external agency partners.
- Demonstrated campaign execution experience across multiple platforms, including Meta/Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and/or Reddit.
- Strong understanding of paid social campaign strategy, audience targeting, optimization, testing, measurement, and performance reporting.
- Experience managing large-scale social media programs or brands.
- 2+ years of experience mentoring, coaching, or managing junior team members.
- Strong client service and stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead conversations with business teams.
- Experience collaborating across analytics and other paid media channels such as programmatic and paid search.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant marketing experience will also be considered.
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Senior Level Paid Social Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level paid social specialist job?
Employers at this level look for candidates who can own channel strategy end-to-end, not just execute tactics. Demonstrating that you have set paid social direction, managed significant budgets independently, and improved performance through testing and analysis gives you a clear edge. Experience mentoring junior specialists and influencing creative or cross-functional partners strengthens a candidacy considerably at the senior level.
Which companies hire senior level paid social specialists?
Companies hiring senior level paid social specialists right now include Scribd, Stripe, and hims & hers, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring tends to come from growth-stage and enterprise organizations that have enough paid social investment to justify dedicated senior ownership rather than relying on generalist marketers.
Are there remote senior level paid social specialist jobs?
Yes, remote and hybrid options are well represented at the senior level because the work is largely platform-based and output-driven. About 86% of senior level paid social specialist openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how comfortable employers have become entrusting strategy and budget ownership to distributed senior talent.
What makes a paid social specialist role senior level?
Senior level roles are defined by ownership and scope rather than task execution. A senior paid social specialist sets channel strategy, owns budget allocation decisions, and is accountable for performance outcomes across campaigns. They are expected to mentor junior team members, guide creative direction, and collaborate with leadership on planning, distinguishing them clearly from mid-level specialists who primarily execute within defined frameworks.
Which industries hire the most senior level paid social specialists?
Senior Level paid social specialist roles concentrate in Retail, Staffing & Recruiting, and Banking & Financial Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors tend to run always-on paid social programs at meaningful scale, which creates sustained demand for experienced specialists who can own strategy and optimize performance continuously rather than manage one-off campaigns.